There is a new research project ahead at RORUM in collaboration with NORA, Stavanger University, TARI from the Faroe Islands and Pinngortitaleriffik from Greenland.

Sigurdur Rafn Borgthorsson has joined RORUM.  He will focus on IT matters for RORUM.

Anna Edvardsdóttir Ph. D, Chairman of the Board at RORUM ehf., is sixty years old today. Her co-workers wish Anna a happy birthday. 

Dr. Thorleifur Agustsson joins RORUM. After spending years in Norway dr. Agustsson has moved back to Iceland. "Him joining us will strengthen the team" says Dr. Eiriksson director at RORUM.

Gudmundur Vidir Helgason, a friend, co-worker and one of the founders of RORUM ehf. has passed away. Gudmundur Vidir was both a well-regarded scientist and a trusted colleague, and he leaves behind many reports and articles on zoology and natural history of Iceland. We at RORUM offer our deepest condolences to the family of Gudmundur Vidir.

Rorum inspected the seashore by Thorlakshöfn regarding possible influences from hatchery drainage. More about the project and pictures from the field trip can be seen here. 

Today (20. Mars 2019) the Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið published an special paper on Aquaculture and the third annual Aqua-Ice conference. A special interview with Thorleifur Eiriksson, director at Rorum, can be read there (in Icelandic). 

Thorleifur Agustsson (Norce)  and Thorleifur Eiriksson (Rorum) puplished an article, "Fish restocking - Conservation or farming?". The article has been puplished in Morgunblaðið (27. feb. 2019. p:21) and Fiskeldisblaðið (27. feb. 2019) in icelandic. 

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Eva Dogg Johannesdottir got to use Rorums reaserch lab as well as advise from Rorums workers. her project is "Sea-lice on wild salmonids in the southern region of Westfjords". We used the opertunity to take a few pictures. 

Gunnar Steinn Jonsson at Rorum published an article about Fredric K. Reinsch, his limnological studies in Iceland and portable field microscope, Heimdal. 

The article was published in Náttúrufræðingurinn (vol. 88. 3.-4. edt. 2018).